Mary Olivia Nutting (July 1, 1831 - February 13, 1910) was an author and the first librarian at Mount Holyoke College.[1] She was appointed as Mount Holyoke's librarian in 1870 and worked there until she retired in 1901.[1] She wrote a history of Mount Holyoke which was published in 1876 and also wrote books for young people under the name Mary Barrett.[1][2]
Mary Olivia Nutting | |
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 Photograph of Mary Nutting | |
| Born | July 1, 1831 |
| Died | February 13, 1910 (aged 78) |
| Other names | Mary Barrett |
| Occupation(s) | academic librarian and author |
Nutting graduated from Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1852 and worked as a school teacher in Ohio until 1861.[3][4] She travelled extensively and did historical research in Holland which was the basis for her two books about the Netherland War.[5] A new library was built in 1870 and she was chosen to be its first librarian.[6]
Bibliography
edit- Steps in the Upward Way, the Story of Fanny Bell (as Mary Barrett, 1866)[7]
- Our Summer at Hillside Farm (as Mary Barrett, 1867)
- The Story of William the Silent and the Netherland War, 1555-1584 (1869)
- Historical Sketch of Mount Holyoke Seminary (1876)
- The Days of Prince Maurice: The Story of the Netherland War from the Death of William the Silent to its Close, 1584-1648 (1894)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Collection: Nutting papers". Mount Holyoke and Hampshire College archives. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ Historical sketch of Mount Holyoke seminary. Founded at South Hadley, Mass., in 1837. Prepared in compliance with an invitation from the commissioner of education, representing the Department of the interior in matters relating to the national centennial of 1876. (eBook, 1876) [WorldCat.org]. 1999-02-22. OCLC 68784179.
- ^ Graff, H.J. (1995). Conflicting Paths: Growing Up in America. Harvard University Press. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-674-16066-8. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Mary Olivia Nutting 1852". Mount Holyoke College. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ "Death of Miss Mary Nutting". Herald and News. February 17, 1910. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ "History of Mount Holyoke seminary, South Hadley, Mass., during its first half century, 1837-1887". Internet Archive. Springfield, Springfield printing company. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
- ^ Halkett, S.; Laing, J.; Kennedy, J. (1971). Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature. Haskell House Publ. p. 363. Retrieved 2019-11-11.